Call & Response

Martin Woods X Bianco

This Oregon red blend is a collaboration between Martin Woods and renowned chef and pizzaiolo Chris Bianco. Using our local Oregon grapes, we blended a wine that calls to mind the beauty of fine Sangiovese from Chianti. Call & Response was intentionally crafted to be paired with good food and shared at a table amid conversation, inspiring meaningful connection.

In music, "Call & Response" is not only a collaborative style, but a cultural practice connecting the artists as well as the audience. The interaction and dialogue creates rhythm and build energy. When the audience is called, all can participate, regardless of musical skill, becoming part of something bigger than themselves. This wine is a “Call & Response” between a winemaker and a chef.

This new label takes inspiration from the practice of Call & Response by hip hop artists in the 1990’s and 2000’s, and in particular from Jurassic 5’s benchmark album Power in Numbers. Phoenix-based artist Tanner Christensen created the original artwork of the front label as an interpretation of the “Power In Numbers” album cover art, integrating a Phoenix skyline and a Bianco Marinara Pizza in the crowd. Chef Chris Bianco is based in Phoenix and has 5 restaurants in the city, as well as 2, soon to be 3, in Los Angeles.